Special Education Teacher, Preschool

Description:

Full time positions available in Bath Beach, Brooklyn or Richmond Hill, Queens

Responsibilities:

• Maintain a high level of professionalism as a role model for all team members
• Maintain standards of children according to the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct
• Assess developmental functioning and learning skills of students in all areas utilizing appropriate assessment too
• Write annual goals, behavioral objectives and intervention strategies corresponding with assessment in consultation with other disciplines
• Conduct CPSE annual review an requested review meetings and conduct CSE meetings as needed
• Evaluate student progress on an on-going basis
• Prepare developmentally appropriate daily activity schedules in coordination with other disciplines
• Design and manage an appropriate learning environment
• Prepare weekly lesson plans according to a planned sequence with IEP goals and plan/share with teacher assistants. Hand into Supervisor weekly
• Provide daily for group and individual instruction within classroom with appropriate early childhood curriculum
• Conduct transdisiplinary team meetings on a bi-weekly basis, ensure minutes are written and distributed to all team members and maintain in a file.
• Instruct an supervise teacher assistants and substitute teacher assistants in appropriate techniques to work effectively with children
• Communicate with parents on an on-going and as-needed basis to insure transition of instruction to the home in coordination with other discipline

• Participate in staff development activities
• Consult and interface with colleagues as members of a team
• Encourage on-going parent involvement at all times adhering to the Open Door Policy and invite parents to attend team meetings
• Write notes to all parents at least once a week

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